OBIT: Ruth Ann (Clark) ZOLDEY, 2008, Wilbur (Stoystown), Somerset County, PA

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ZOLDEY, Ruth Ann   03/04/08   Daily American

Ruth Ann Zoldey, 67, Wilbur (Stoystown) went home to our Lord on March 2, 2008, 
at home. Born Aug. 27, 1940, in Hollsopple, daughter of Merrill Clark and 
Alverda (Miller) Clark-Smith. Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Raymond, 
Garfield "Buddy" and Merrill Clark. Survived by her husband of 49 years, 
William; children, William Jr., married to the former Sandra Anderson, Champlin, 
Minn.; Annamarie, married to Gregory Ashbrook, Wilbur; Cindy and fiancee, Angelo 
Rolt, Mount Airy, Md.; grandchildren, William III and wife, Cheryl, Tamara 
Zoldey, Gregory Jr. and fiancee, Larissa, and Olivia Ashbrook; sisters, Marjorie 
Saylor, Buffalo, N.Y.; Betty Sample, Johnstown; Delores Brewer, Hooversville; 
Rubylee Jordan, Warren, Ohio; sisters-in-law, Helen Cook, Churchville, Va.; 
Betty Zoldey, San Antonio, Texas; and Peggy Clark, Seanor. Ruth Ann was a devout 
Christian who loved many and was loved by many. A graduate of Conemaugh Township 
High School, member of Otterbein United Methodist Church, Wilbur and Agape 
Fellowship, Johnstown. Co-founder And coordinator of Hooversville Area Food 
Pantry, co-founder and secretary of Operation Hope, secretary of the Travis J. 
Stout Memorial Park, Wilbur and coordinator of Basket of Hope Prison Ministry. 
"Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my 
Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 
For I was hungry and you gave me meat: I was thirsty and you gave me drink: I 
was a stranger and ye took me in: Naked and clothed me, I was sick and you 
visited me: I was in prison and you came unto me." Matthew 25:34-36. Family will 
receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Deaner Funeral Home, 
Hooversville. Viewing from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Thursday at 
Otterbein United Methodist Church, Wilbur. The Rev. James Hamilton officiating. 
Interment, church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to Operation 
Hope, P.O. Box 37, Hooversville, PA 15936, to be distributed to her many 
ministries.